Andrej "Jerry" Jerman, (born 30 September 1978), is a recently retired

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alpine ski racer from Slovenia. Born in

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, then in

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, Jerman specialized in the speed events of

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and super G. He gained his first World Cup victory at

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in February 2007 in a downhill, the first-ever for Slovenia. The next day he finished second, again in the downhill. Until then, his best World Cup result was fourth place in a downhill at

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, two months earlier. Jerman later gathered his second victory at Bormio, and finished his career with four World Cup podiums, all in downhill, and 27 top tens, with 18 in downhill. His best result in Super G was fourth, which came at Lake Louise in November 2007. Jerman represented Slovenia at three

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and five

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. He announced his retirement from competition in late January 2013, following a crash during the Tuesday training run at

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. After his fall, he got up and skied down, and then collapsed unconscious in the finish area. Jerman was transferred to the hospital by helicopter, where doctors diagnosed a severe

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. He had missed most of the previous season after breaking his shin on the

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course at Beaver Creek in early December 2011.

World Cup results

Race podiums

*2 wins (2 DH) *4 podiums (4 DH) *27 top tens (18 DH, 4 SG, 1 SC, 4 K)

Season standings

^ official season title in the Combined discipline was not awarded until the 2007 season

Video

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– Jerman falls at Val Gardena – 19 Dec 2009
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– Jerman wins at Bormio – 29 Dec 2009
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– Jerman breaks shin at Beaver Creek – 2 Dec 2011

References

External links

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World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation * * *
Andrej Jerman.com
– personal website – ' {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerman, Andrej 1978 births Living people Slovenian male alpine skiers Alpine skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers of Slovenia People from Tržič